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Clinical Decision Support Systems: Perspectives in Dentistry
Author(s) -
Mendonça Eneida A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2004.68.6.tb03777.x
Subject(s) - clinical decision support system , health professionals , decision support system , clinical decision making , clinical practice , medical education , health care , medicine , knowledge management , nursing , computer science , family medicine , political science , artificial intelligence , law
Clinical decision‐support systems (CDSSs) are computer programs that are designed to provide expert support for health professionals making clinical decisions. The goal of these systems is to help health professionals analyze patient data and make decisions regarding diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of health problems. This article discusses the characteristics of such systems, addresses the challenges in developing them, identifies potential barriers for their use in clinical practice, and provides perspectives for the future.